Show Reduction in Interstate Milk Rates Expected in Near Future I By By FRANK A A. HUNT FaVorable action by b th the interstate commerce commission r in re response lower Interstate to tp an an appeal for express and baggage rates on milk and cream Is expected soon by H H. W. W of the Traffic Service Bur Bureau au of Utah Shippers hold it to tobe tobe tobe be an interesting fact he said that rates are ar are uniform all over oyer the country country country coun coun- try on express and baggage with the exception of those on milk and cream in the Intermountain terri tern tory When we consider that there are about about 7 cans of cream shipped into Salt Lake from Idaho daily we can realize that a reduction in inthe inthe inthe the interstate rates will be import important im im- irn- irn port nt said Mr The rates on cr cream am In the Intermountain territory for interstate transportation tion are 33 3 per cent higher highe than those prescribed by the commission for appU application in Golor Colorado do Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas Nebraska Texas Oklahoma and ad the Dakotas FARMER P PAYS LOSS The AThe The farmer has to absorb th the difference In these rates arid and accept that much less mone money y y for tor his cr cream am The transportation charges are di directly dl- dl reflected In the prices he re re- re for tor his cream Salt Lake is said to have hav the lar largest est creameries between en Denver and and the Pacific coast Though ev every lY encouragement ement is being given the farmers of this state according to creamery owners to increase their herds and to promote the dairy in industry in- in Idaho is still the big big- sour source e of supply for cream Butter produced produced produced pro pro- here Is shipped to all parts of ot the United States RATES COMPARED The farmer has various crops Which he sells' sells a at t various intervals but It Is is' from his dairy products that he realizes a constant and steady teady so rc of income to apply to his expenses and to keep going between between be be- be tween his other crops Blooded cattle cattle cat cat- tle the are bei being g brought into int Utah from Wisconsin and other dairy states and education is Js being of offered offered of- of by bi state agricultural experts to promote dair dairying ing The The following table gives the interstate in in interstate rates on on ten-gallon ten cans ans of cream each weighing pounds between the Intermountain states as compared d with th the r rates tes between en the prairie plates tates t Mileage Mileage Inter Inter- Prairie K mount mO mountain h ill States Fifty VJ y 49 37 37 One hundred 60 44 Two hundred 73 55 Three hundred 89 66 Four hundred 74 Five ive hundred 85 |